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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 22, 1910.

Patented Apr. 30, 1912.

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GEORGE MICHELS, OF ASTORIA, NEW YORK.

DISINFECTING- DEVICE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 30, 1912.

Application filed March 22, 1910. Serial No. 550,847.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE MIcHELs, citizen of the United States, residing at Astoria, in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Disinfecting Devices, of wliich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in disinfecting devices and one of the leading objects in view is the construction of a device having a reservoir for holding a suitable disinfecting liquid and ineans adapted to absorb this liquid and to allow for the gradual evaporation of the liquid.

Another object of the invention is the construction of a portable disinfecting device adapted to be suspended in place on a wall or other support and arranged so that the device may be reversed when the disinfecting fiuid has flowed from one end to the other, both ends being provided with reservoirs, one of the said reservoirs being filled with absorbent material.

With the above and other objects in view the invention comprises certain combinations, constructions, and arrangements of parts, clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings and clearly described in the following specification.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of one form of the invention, Fig. 2 is a similar view with the cover removed, Fig. 3 is a. longitudinal sectional view thereof, Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a modified form, Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof, Fig. 6 is a similar view of another modified form, Fig. 7 is a top plan view of a reservoir, Fig. 8 is a vertical sect-ional view of another form of the invention, and Fig. 9 is a sectional view showing the improved disinfecting device applied to the lid of a watercloset seat and basin.

Referring to the accompanying drawings illusti'ating the invention 1 denotes a vessel, which is preferably formed oval so that its walls will have the proper incline to effect the steady flo-w of the liquid used as a disinfecting medium. The bottom or back of this vessel is secured by a pivot 2 to a bar 3, which carries on its free end an eyelet 5. The back of the vessel also has secured to its two ends clamps 4 which engage the bar 3 and hold it in rigid connection with the vessel. The eye 5 is adapted to engage a hook or other support.

The cover of the vessel 1 is perforated to allow for the escape of the vapors generated within the vessel. In one end of the vessel areservoir 6 is located. This reservoir is provided with an inclined inner end wall 7, which is perforated to allow for the escape of liquid from the reservoir 6. This reservoir is also provided with an extension 8 forming an inlet therefor and which carries a closure cap 9. In the larger part of the vessel 1 a quantity of mineral wool or other material adapted to absorb liquid is placed, in a compact condition, so that the liquid escaping through the openings in the end walls of the reservoir will be absorbed and may be evapo-rated very slowly. A sheet of paper 10 is positionedbetween the absorbent material and the cover of the vessel, to prevent the too rapid escape of the disinfecting liquid. lVhen sufficient liquid has escaped from the reservoir and the absorbent material is sufficiently saturated, the vessel 1 can be reversed on the holding bar so that further escape of the liquid from the reservoir is prevented.

In Figs. 4 and 5 a' inodification of the invention is illustrated, wherein the vessel l is provided with a perforated front and back wall and two sheets of absorbent material 11, are located against the perforated walls 12.

In Fig. 6 another modification is illustrated wherein the cover of the vessel 1 is provided with a centrally located opening 13 which is designed to receive the extension 14 of the reservoir 15, which reservoir is held in place on said vessel by the closure cap 16, threaded on the end of the extension 14. The vessel illustrated in Fig. 6 is adapted to be positioned upon any suitable support, such as a shelf or table and may be secured to a water closet or toilet lseat lid 17, as shown in Fig. 9. This lid is provided with a large centrally located opening and the vessel is held in place on said lid by the fiange 18 which seats in a countersunk portion and is secured by any suitable means. W'hen the device is attached to a closet seat the disinfecting liquid can escape through the openings on both sides thereof, in any position it may be placed, either on the seat 19 or in a vertical position thereover.

In Fig. 8 a modification is shown which comprises a central tube 20 having perforated walls and open ends. The ends of the tube 20 are slightly reduced to receive the enlarged ends of the outer sections 21 and 22, which are provided with imperferate walls. The section 21 carries a fitted end which end is provided with an inlet extension 24, adapted to receive a closure cap. The section 22 carries on its outer end a cap 2-lc fitted thereto. On the inner ends of the sections 21 and 22 partitions 25 are secured, each of said partitions being provided with drain extensions 26, which may be partly closed by a wick or other means to restrain the flow of liquid therethrough. The device is positioned upon either end so as to allow the liquid adapted to be contained in the extensions of sections 21 and 22 to llow through the drain extensions 26. Miner-al wool or other absorbent material may be located in the tube 20.

Having` described my invention I claim l. A disinfecting device consisting of a container, a coi'npartment for disinfectant in one end of said container, a perforated compartment for mineral wool in said container and a supporting` member adapted to lie flat against said device, said device being pivotally connected to said member.

2. A disinfecting device consisting of a container, a compartment for disinfectant in one end of said container, a perforated compartment for mineral wool in said container and a supporting member adapted to lie flat against said device, said device being pivotally connected to said member and be rotated thereon, whereby the flow of disinfectant from said disinfectant compartment may be stopped.

3. A disinfecting device consisting of a container, a compartment for disinfectant in one end of said container, a perforated compartment for mineral wool in said container and a supporting member adapted to lie flat against said device, said device being pivotally connected to said member and be rotated thereon, whereby the flow of disinfectant from said disinfectant compartment may be stopped, means for securing the ends of said device to said supporting member.

In testimony whereof I afIiXmy signature, in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE MIOHELS. lVitnesses GUssin TAFT, SEYMOUR TAFT.

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